Rotor 4-1 Chelyabinsk in the First League, round 5.

Rotor won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–W–W–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 9.

Chelyabinsk won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (W–L–L–W–D), scoring 8 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 5 times: Rotor 2 wins, Chelyabinsk 3, 0 draws.